4 New International Airports opening this year

VAN DON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, VIETNAM

Kicking o the year in airport openings (ok, it technically opened the last weekend of 2018) is Van Don International, 50 km away from beautiful Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam’s uang Ninh Province. e airport is connected to Ha Long City by a new four-lane, 60km highway. e airport can handle 2.5 million passengers annually, which could increase to ve million by 2030. Vdia.com.vn

RAMON AIRPORT, ISRAEL

O cially opened on January 21, 2019, Ramon Airport (ETM) is 18km from the resort town of Eilat in southern Israel. e annual passenger capacity is two million visitors and will expand to 4.2 million by 2030. It has space for 60 planes, including wide-body aircra . It runs scheduled domestic ights from Tel Aviv and Haifa, and some international ights from Europe and Russia. ramon-airport.com

NEW ISTANBUL AIRPORT, TURKEY

The new Istanbul Airport opened in April this year. e airport covers an area of 23 million sqm and is slated to become the main international airport serving Istanbul. It will eventually be able to handle 200 million passengers a year once all the phases are completed. istanbulhavalimani.com

BEIJING DAXING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHINA

Situated in the southern-part of the city, Beijing Daxing International Airport is the capital’s second international airport. Construction is expected to nish by the end of June, and the 7,00,000 sq m terminal is set to open in September this year. e annual passenger capacity will be 72 million during the initial stages and the gure could rise to 100 million when its fully operational.